Amalfi Coast

     This weekend we traveled to the Almalfi coast with the Florence for Fun travel group. This company puts on weekend trips in Europe for a set price with most accommodations and meals included.  While we were there over the weekend we were able to see Pompei, Mt. Veseuvius, Sorrento, and the isle of Capri. 
     We started off with Capri which was beautiful. The city reminded me of Monaco in many ways. Capri was beautiful and had the same terrain that Monaco also had but Capri was also untouched in areas whereas Monaco was concrete and touristy in most areas. While in Capri we took a boat tour around the coast to see the areas not visible from the city. One stop was the Blue Grotto. This is a grotto built into the mountainside that you are allowed to take a row boat into. Once inside I was overwhelmed with the natural light source coming from the water which turned the water a bright blue color. Once I get back to Florence tomorrow I will upload pictures of our weekend and you can check out the grotto for yourself. It's defiantly one of the prettiest natural sights I have ever seen. After doing a little shopping and visiting the pebble beach we turned in for the night. 
     Saturday we spent the day in Positano and toured the city. This city was also very beautiful and filled with venders and little shops willing to sell you anything you could ever need. The Florence for Fun group offered to take the group out to their favorite bar Saturday night for a night out in Sorrento which is a small town near our hotel. The  English Inn was the bar/restaurant the tour guides took the willing group members to Saturday. The bigger bar and outdoor patio was located on the second floor and was covered with a trelace covered with ivy and lights. 
     Sunday we took a bus to Pompei. This was by far my favorite part of the trip. We were able to walk through the streets where a complete town was demolished and covered with 7 feet of volcanic debris along with all of its inhabitants in a matter of seconds. Walking around the town and into the homes of these people was chilling. I have seen several shows and pictures of Pompei but nothing can prepare a person for the tour we took. 
     I took hundreds of picture that I will upload once we get into Florence tomorrow morning. Along with most of the European cities I've seen the Internet here is non-existent and I will probably be pretty tired after the 7hour bus ride home. The pictures won't do the coast justice but it's a little insight as to what I was lucky enough to experience this weekend.